Monday, February 1, 2010

New Rockman Figures By Bandai (Updated)

Happinet Online is currently taking pre-orders for a set of new Bandai Rockman trading art figures. The product, "Super Model Spirit: Rockman Box", is a collection of 11 figures based off of characters from various series. The lineup includes the following:

Rockman & Mettool A

Rockman & Mettool B

Roll

Forte A

Forte B

Blues

Rockman X

Zero (X series version)

Zero (Zero series version)

Air Man

Cut Man

(Note: the final figures will be painted; these are prototypes)

Happinet anticipates a May release for the complete set at a cost of 8,190 Yen, or roughly $90.11 USD. Individual figures will also be sold separately, and will be much cheaper at ¥650 ($7.19 US) a pop.

It's notable to mention that the boxed set may not contain each possible figure; you'll still get 11 figures, but maybe not one of every type available.

Lol did anyone notice that the buster on bass's armes are on the left on the first figure and on the right on the other..is there a fact to wich the wich one is the buster arm? Ive always thought the left would be the one with in mind on how yu use regular firearms(not guns) where the aiming and controlling is by the left arm

The usual case about the buster arms is that Inafune often, if always draws busters on the left hand. I guess he is left handed or ambidextrous or something. Any other art which isn't his, usually the later art has them using the right hands. Weird, but in-game they are seen using both arms, however I believe that is just a quick horizontal flip of the sprites to speed up production and fluidity. Though in PU and MHX, I believe if you are shooting and then turn without stopping, the same arm is used. Then it goes back to the horizontal flip of the model.

As for these figures. They look pretty sweet. But they are also cost a pretty penny. I don't think I have close to 100 bucks to spare, lol. ^_^'

Alright people, let's quit complaining about price and do some simple math.

Screw the box set, it's more expensive, you'll get duplicates, and you might not get everyone. So buy them individually. There are 11 figures and each one is $7.19. Then, consider that there are two Rockmen and two Fortes. So that makes nine unique characters. That's $64 to get one of every character, including both versions of Zero but not counting shipping.

Considering the crap that's sold in toy stores today, $64 for nine great-looking, incredibly accurate figures is a decent price. Granted, we don't know how big they are, but I'd guess around 3-4 inches, which would still make it a reasonable price.

These figures aren't any better looking than the grey-silver Dragon Ball Z figures that came in the Burger King toy line years ago.

They're not even colored, the greyish shade they're using makes it look like they're made of carved rocks, most likely only 3 to 4 inches tall, and again, you're not guarenteed to get the characters you want.

Like another user said earlier, I'd rather shell the cash out for those custom model kits, or just get something entirely different like Hollows Hunter Kenshiro: